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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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